June 17, 2022
PARTNERS
Coral Rivera
Bestie
Thursday, 6:03pm
Tonight’s the night.
6:05pm
I’m well aware. If you don’t tell me about it the moment it’s over, I think I’ll combust.
6:06pm
I promise, as soon as I get home, I will tell you all the juicy details.
6:09pm
Please, don’t necessarily use that adjective.
6:09pm
LOL, perhaps not every detail then.
6:10pm
…You’ll use protection, right?
6:11pm
I’m not stupid, you know.
6:12pm
I mean, there was that time in Florida…
6:13pm
Must you bring that up every time?
6:15pm
As long as it counts, sweetie.
6:16pm
:: grumble:: I’ll text you soon, I promise.
—
10:32pm
Oh, it was wonderful.
10:35pm
Finally!!! Really?? Where did you do it?
10:40pm
Well we were in the park anyway, so…a quiet spot between the trees and under the stars. The air was cool, and all you could hear were the frogs singing, and it was…just beautiful.
10:43pm
Do you feel okay? Was there any…pain?
10:44pm
A little bit, but it felt so good afterwards. My god, he was…perfect.
10:45pm
Well, now I’m starting to get a little jealous LOL
10:46pm
I need to go shower BRB
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Saturday, 10:02AM
So much for BRB. You fell asleep again, didn’t you? Any calls?
10:03am
Not a one.
10:05am
Are you okay? Do you need me to come over?
10:08am
I’ll be fine. I just need to distract myself. Do you have any dates coming up?
10:10am
No, all quiet here. Though there is one guy I’ve had my eye on.
10:23am
👀oh really????
10:31am
😏 oh yes, a total babe and he
knows it. We’ll see what happens.
I’m not as lucky as you,
you know.
10:52am
It was just the one time.
10:53am
We were messy then. I should have been more careful. It shouldn’t have happened.
11:02am
Babe…don’t wreck yourself over it. It was a long time ago.
11:05am
🙄
11:10am
Your next one will be so good!!
11:16am
Sometimes, I envy your optimism. Sometimes, I want to hurl it out the window. Now would be one of those latter times.
11:19am
Hey. We’re in this crazy journey together, just like we promised. I’m not going to leave you behind.
11:21am
You can’t promise that. Men have distracted us before. It’s only natural.
11:23am
You are bigger than any man. We are bigger than that.
11:36am
…if you say so.
11:39am
Pinky promise.
11:40am
Don’t break out the pinkies unless it’s something you can commit to.
11:42am
/holds up pinky finger/
11:43am
/warily puts out own pinky finger/ it’s a good thing you’re adorable.
11:44am
I love you.
11:45am
I love you, too.
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Tuesday, 2:03am
Hi. I can’t sleep.
2:04am
Nightmares again?
2:04am
Yeah.
2:05am
Any calls?
2:06am
No.
2:07am
Do you need me to come over?
2:07am
No. I’m just going to watch the news channel until I fall asleep. Something about Anthony Flannagan’s voice just soothes me.
2:08am
You are attracted to the most random dudes, I swear.
2:09am
It’s comforting!
2:10am
It’s basic. You are a basic bitch.
2:11am
I resent that! Just because I like a pumpkin spice latte every once in a while…don’t hate. 😂
2:12am
Well at least I made you laugh. Will you go to sleep now?
2:13am
Maybe. We’ll see if Anthony has anything interesting to say.
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Sunday, 3:16pm
I GOT A CALL.
3:16pm
!!!!!!!!!!
3:17pm
I don’t know what to do. It’s been almost a couple weeks at this point.
3:19pm
You’ve been through this before, just act calm and collected.
3:21pm
What if…?
3:22pm
You’ll be fine, you got this. It won’t be like Florida.
3:23pm
Right. Not like Florida.
3:28pm
You protected yourself, didn’t you?
3:34pm
Of course, I did!
3:38pm
No cameras?
3:39pm
Not that I’m aware of.
3:40pm
Did he grab you? Hurt you?
3:41pm
No, he was surprisingly…gentle. A shame really, almost made me change my mind.
3:43pm
Well, you didn’t. Do you think you’ll get another call?
3:45pm
I…don’t know.
3:50pm
You know I’m here for you, right? Regardless of what happens.
3:52pm
Do you think…?
3:53pm
Don’t ask questions you don’t want the answer to.
3:55pm
Do you think they’ll find him?
3:56pm
Goddammit, no. Not if you were careful.
3:57pm
I don’t want Florida, I don’t want to have to start all over again.
3:58pm
It won’t, I promise. We learned from our mistakes. What’s our motto?
4:02pm
Men are assholes.
4:07pm
Well, yes, but I meant the other one.
4:08pm
All’s fair in love and blood.
4:09pm
And that’s why we only go for the bad ones.
4:10pm
They’re never missed.
4:11pm
They’re /never/ missed.
4:12pm
Okay…I needed that. Thank you.
4:13pm
What are friends for?
Coral Rivera is a Puerto Rican fiction author currently residing in Oklahoma. She has two published novels and specializes in genre-bending adult fiction, usually with dark, mysterious twists. She was raised between the island and Orlando, Florida and incorporates the magic of her culture in all of her works. She is currently working on the sequel to her most recent novel, a collab project about witches, and a paranormal-adventure-romance based in 1960's Puerto Rico. You can find her @: www.coralrivera.com.